But no matter what, they have to endure it. After all, even if they have a hundred times the courage, they dare not resist Rong Chengxuan.
But when they mentioned Rong Chengxuan, they recalled the thunderbolts they had seen in the past few days. Not to mention the soldiers of the Western Zhou Dynasty, even the border troops on the Beichen side felt terrified at the thought. Could it be that Rong Chengxuan was really using thunderbolts from the sky?
The legend that Rong Chengxuan was a god came from Shizhou where they were originally stationed. When they heard it at that time, they felt a little disdainful. After all, the legend of whether or not a god was a god was just a lie to deceive children. There was no real god in the world. Even if there was, it couldn't be the unforgivable Rong Chengxuan that people said.
But after seeing the weapons used by Rong Chengxuan's army, they became puzzled. Could it be that Rong Chengxuan was truly a deity sent down from heaven? As the soldiers piled bricks, their thoughts drifted back to the rumbling thunder day and night, and their movements quickened. Prince An was untouchable; this was the unanimous thought in everyone's mind.
So they should just focus on building their city walls. As for those cowardly feelings, they are not that important.
The soldiers building the city wall had already accepted their fate. If they thought about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with Prince An. It was a fact that they were useless, and it made sense not to bring useless people with them to the battle. After all, who wanted to bring so many useless people with them to hinder the troops? Since useless people were not good at fighting, they could do other logistical work. This could be considered making the best use of them.
The soldiers here accepted their fate and became more and more skilled at building the city wall. However, the deputy general of the frontier army did not accept his fate.
Yu Jingzhong was the number one person under General Yun Jinjiang. The 200,000 troops on the border except Yun Jinjiang obeyed his orders, and Yun Jinjiang handed over the 200,000 troops to him after returning to Beijing.
Over the years, although the commander-in-chief of the Frontier Army has changed several times, Yu Jingzhong has always been the deputy commander. It can be said that the deputy commander is always there, but the commander is always there. If it weren't for his lack of military merit and his inability to be promoted to the rank of third-rank general, he would probably be the commander-in-chief of the Frontier Army now, right?
Before Yun Jinjiang returned to Beijing, the soldiers under his command swore an oath in front of him that no matter who would command the frontier army in the future, the hearts of these 200,000 people would always be with him.
Yun Jinjiang had them do that because he was leaving himself a way out. One shouldn't be too ruthless in one's actions. Who knows what might happen in the future? Having more ways to survive means having more ways to survive. This is a truth everyone knows.
That afternoon, after careful consideration, Yu Jingzhong finally rushed from the border to Shaping City to seek an audience with Rong Chengxuan. Rong Chengxuan met him in his tent on the southern outskirts of Shaping City, where Ge Zichen was fiddling with the gunpowder bombs Yun Wanwan had recently sent over.
Yu Jingzhong recognized the things in Ge Zichen's hands. When he walked in and saw the gunpowder bombs in Ge Zichen's hands, he felt his eyelids twitching. He was afraid that Ge Zichen would not pay attention and let the things explode, and then the people in the tent would be blown up.
But since he was already here, he couldn't be scared away by a thing. So Yu Jingzhong endured the pressure of being scared by that thing and gritted his teeth and paid his respects to Rong Chengxuan. He knelt down, greeted him, and followed all the formalities. However, he still didn't hear Rong Chengxuan calling him to get up.
Rong Chengxuan was not only a general, but also a prince, the regent prince. Not only did he have to obey Rong Chengxuan, but even the emperor in the capital had to obey Rong Chengxuan. The border areas were not completely unaware of the news, but they might have learned about it later.
But no matter how late it was, Yu Jingzhong still knew that the emperor had openly said in the court that he would be a puppet emperor for the rest of his life and would only listen to Rong Chengxuan. He was still clear about this.
He didn't dare to stand up on his own unless someone called him, so he had to continue kneeling.
This big tent was built in the desert. The ground inside the tent was sandy and was constantly exposed to the sun. When he knelt down, the sand was still scorching hot. He felt very uncomfortable kneeling there, frowning, wondering what the King of Hell meant.
It is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Before Rong Chengxuan spoke or showed any change in expression, Yu Jingzhong felt that he could no longer cope with it.
Rong Chengxuan, however, was reading a letter from his wife. The letter explained that the Western Zhou people thought Cizhou would be easier to capture without Rong Chengxuan guarding it, so they wanted to seize the opportunity. However, Yun Wanwan had Xiao Song lead his men, armed with the weapons she had crafted, and they were able to fight them back.
Rong Chengxuan's heart sank when he heard that the Western Zhou army was attacking Cizhou. Fortunately, Xiao Song and his men eventually repelled the Western Zhou army, and Rong Chengxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. But in his heart, he was already thinking about how to bring Yun Wanwan back from Cizhaoyang City.
Yun Wanwan also mentioned this matter in the letter, saying that the people of Cizhou City had already moved back, and she also wanted to bring a large army to Shaping City to find him and follow in his footsteps.
Rong Chengxuan definitely wanted Yun Wanwan to come to Shaping City to find him, but on second thought, he didn't want her to come. When he first arrived, he was already suffering from a severe heat stroke, and even he collapsed, let alone Yun Wanwan. If Yun Wanwan fell ill, he would be the one to feel the pain.
After reading the letter, Rong Chengxuan finally decided to bring Yun Wanwan to his side as soon as possible. If the Western Zhou army suddenly attacked the city again, Yun Wanwan would be under his nose, and he would at least not let her get hurt.
Rong Chengxuan had thought of his reply to Yun Wanwan before turning his gaze towards Yu Jingzhong, who was kneeling on the ground. However, he hadn't paid attention to the greeting he'd just given when he knelt. The man before him didn't match the generals in his mind, so he asked again, "Who did you say you were just now?"
Yu Jingzhong was even more upset. He now knew completely that Rong Chengxuan had just not taken him seriously. However, due to Rong Chengxuan's status, he did not dare to get angry. He could only say again: "I am the deputy general of the frontier army, Yu Jingzhong."
"Oh, the deputy general of the frontier army." Rong Chengxuan nodded, finally recognizing Yu Jingzhong as the right person. It seemed like there was such a person, but his influence was not that profound. "What is the matter with you coming to see me?"
Yu Jingzhong frowned and thought, isn't Rong Chengxuan's question nonsense?
It has been so many days since you took over the military power of the border and came here with the military command in hand. Apart from constantly sending people to repair the city wall for you, have you done anything else?
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